[Smithy]

The region was politically divided in 1947 and today comprises the nation of Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, although some regions of the previous kingdoms of Bengal are now part of the neighbouring Indian states of Assam, Tripura, Bihar, Jharkand and Odisha.

[Me. I Am Salman]

Originally Posted by Smithy

Bengalis are an ethnic group, we didn't have our own sovereign independent state so were spread around S Asia. Once we fought for and won our independence, 'Bangladesh' (which literally means land of the Bengali/Bangla) was established and it's where the majority of Bengalis live today, but some still live in different parts of Asia like West Bengal. The red circle on the official flag is meant to symbolise blood and the lives that were sacrificed in order for Bengalis to get their own homeland. They also tried to wipe out our language so we had to fight for that too